Inflammation of the lymph nodes on the neck is known as lymphadenitis. The reasons for this disease can be quite a lot, but almost in all cases, it is secondary, that is, it is only the result of the already existing disease. Thus, if the lymph nodes on the neck are inflamed, treatment should be prescribed not only for their recovery, but also for the concomitant disease.
Swelling of lymph nodes on the neck - reasons
There are several reasons for the increase:
- infection and the diseases that it causes (flu, tonsillitis, pharyngitis , tonsillitis, etc.)
- weak immunity, reacting to the slightest harmful bacteria;
- oncological diseases and, accordingly, weakening of the lymphatic system;
- damage to the lymph nodes (only in this case the disease ceases to be secondary and becomes primary).
Treatment of inflamed lymph nodes on the neck depends on other symptoms, for example, usually, a person has fever, weakness, lethargy, pain in the head. Proceeding from this, the doctor puts a preliminary diagnosis and prescribes medicines. The diagnosis depends on which lymph node is affected. For example, if the lymph node on the left is enlarged, this is the first sign of a disease in the abdominal cavity, if the right one is, perhaps, in the esophagus or lungs.
Enlargement of lymph nodes on the neck - treatment of infection
After the doctor has determined the cause of the disease, conducted the necessary tests - blood, urine, he takes measures to eliminate the infection. Prescribed drugs that relieve inflammation and kill "bad" bacteria. If the disease is triggered, UHF therapy may be prescribed. With inflammation of the lymph nodes on the neck, antibiotics are often prescribed. Do not neglect these recommendations, tk. the absence of treatment can lead to serious consequences, for example, to suppuration, which will have to be opened. Usually, along with medicamental treatment, the doctor advises to take vitamins, especially important in the healing of vitamin C. The patient needs to drink as much as possible and observe bed rest.
It must be remembered that a cure for lymph nodes on the neck should be prescribed by a doctor. Treating folk remedies at home is dangerous. Including, in no event, contrary to popular belief, it is impossible to warm the lymph nodes. High temperatures, on the contrary, contribute to the penetration of infection into healthy cells of the body right up to the brain. You can not "draw" iodine on the lymph nodes. The maximum that can be done before the doctor's arrival is to drink the briar infusion and avoid drafts under a warm blanket.
Radical methods of treatment
If there is difficulty in diagnosing the doctor, the doctor can take a puncture of the lymph node of the neck. This helps to correctly identify the type of infection and check the sample for the presence or absence of cancer cells. If the disease can not be cured by a drug, the patient is prescribed a lymphadenectomy procedure - removal of the lymph node. In the procedure itself, there is nothing terrible, but after it is carried out a large number of cases of complications - lymphodemia. Lymphedema appears in soft edema
Thus, the lymph nodes on the neck can warn about a serious illness of important organs of the body. Therefore, you do not need to erase symptoms, heal them, you just need to see a doctor who, using modern diagnostic methods, will help cure not only the lymph nodes, but also the primary disease.